But the report suggests that the Argentine will not return to training, and says an agreement with PSG is already in place. It also claims that Ancelotti is resisting the demands of both the player and the club in order to keep Di Maria.

Real Madrid supposedly do not want to pass up the opportunity to land €75million for the midfielder, while Di Maria himself has not felt valued by the Bernabéu club and wishes to leave.

Other reports have claimed that Madrid are looking to sell the likes of Di Maria to help balance the books following the signings of Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez.

The club splashed out in excess of €80 million to sign the duo, and could now look to offload Sami Khedira and Isco to fund further signings.

The question of an additional striker still remains after Alvaro Morata’s exit leaves Karim Benzema as the only out-and-out striker, with the European Champions thought to be monitoring Romelu Lukaku and Radamel Falcao as potential replacements.

Dan Connor

Dan is a sports journalism undergraduate from Barry, South Wales. He is a club journalist at West Bromwich Albion and a weekly writer for The Independent’s sport section. Previous work for BBC Sport, BBC Radio and Manchester United has seen Dan cover a range of sport such as rugby union, tennis and Formula One. His expertise lies in Welsh football, in particular with Cardiff and Swansea City.